Root canal therapy is a very common procedure. It has a reputation of being undesirable and painful. But when done properly it is actually painless. Every tooth in your mouth is composed of a crown and a root. When a cavity or bacteria penetrates the tooth, the root and its nerves become irritated. As a result, the bacteria within the pulp cavity needs to be removed and cleaned in order to restore the tooth to its healthy state. Following the procedure, the tooth is fragile and consequently is restored with the natural crown for a lifetime of durability. Root canals have a success rate of 95% or greater. Most root canal are diagnosed by patients’ sensitivities to a specific tooth. Be sure to consult your dentist any symptoms or discomfort occur.

What are root canals? Root canals is basically each tooth that we have, it’s consisted of a nerve and the nerve is in an area in the tooth, which is called pulp chamber. The pulp chamber is consisted of the nerve and all the blood supply that gets into the tooth. When we have extreme cavity and it’s getting into that pulp chamber, the cavity will infect the pulp chamber. As a result of that, your nerve and all the blood supply gets infected, and that’s when you feel that severe hot and cold sensitivity and also throbbing pain that wakes you up at night. At that point, we know that definitely you need a root canal. With the process of the root canal, we basically go in there and remove the infected pulp chamber, which is consisted of the nerve and blood supply, and clean that with chemicals and mechanically, and then we put a filling material in there. Basically, the tooth at this point is no longer alive, but it’s still your natural tooth. It’s a little bit more brittle compared to your natural tooth because the blood supply is not there. But this is a great way to save your teeth and then protect it with a crown.